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	Co-Masonry: Freemasonry for Women
		To understand the role of women in Freemasonry, it is necessary to go back into the history of the fraternity.
		Women Freemasons prior to the formation of the Grand Lodge of England
		This picture of Elizabeth Aldworth dressed in her Masonic regalia was published in Robert Freke Gould's "Concise History of Freemasonry." The original from which the engraving was made is said to be a portrait painting in the possession of her descendents.
	www.luckymojo.com /comasonry.html (2327 words)

	Freemasonry On the Web
		Trying to dispell the myths of freemasonry, and bring more light to the non-masonic world, this home-page includes such things as Masonic Charities Lists and and Ask The Tyler page.
		Freemasonry for Women Home Page: a history of mixed gender freemasonic lodges
		Summary of a book about the search for the Holy Grail and how it relates to world history and Freemasonry.
	www.luckymojo.com /masonrywebsites.html (213 words)

	Freemasonry and Religion
		The author of this book makes the case for the relationship between Freemasonry and Mormonism and women's roles in both institutions in 19th Century America.
		A statement of the relationship of Freemasonry and religion.
		Dr. Leazer, assigned by the Southern Baptist Convention to investigate Freemasonry to further their Anti-Masonic views, found that he disagreed with those views.
	www.pagrandlodge.org /mlam/clc/religion.html (367 words)

	FM HyperLinks
		Freemasonry for the next generation - web-based magazine dedicated to approaching Freemasonry from new angles and new solutions -Tim Bryce, PM - phmainstreet.com
		Freemasonry for Women - CoMasonry - by Catherine Yronwode
		American Atheists - The Enlightenment, Freemasonry and the Illuminati
	www.internetloge.de /hotlinks/hyplink.htm (6424 words)

	New Encyclopedia
		The form of mixed or adoptive Masonry, admitting both men and women, known as Le Droit Humain, which was founded in 1899, can still be found in some cities on the Continent.
		+ Patrick A. O"Boyle, D.D., Archbishop of Washington, August 5, 1966 Organizational Chart of Degrees for Mason Scottish and York Rites Papal Encyclicals opposing and condemning Freemasonry
		Condemnation of Freemasonry by Church and State Ideology of Freemasonry Oath – known to be taken by Freemasons at time of article Diffusion of Freemasonry from 18th Century to the Present Freemasonry in the United States Allied Rites and Masonic Organizations Masonic Statistics – 1964 A.D. (Calendar year from the birth of Jesus) Bibliography
	bessel.org /cathnewency.htm (7570 words)

	Dr. Paul Rich - Publications...
		"The United Grand Lodge of England and, presumably the other Grand Lodges in fraternal association with it, has made no secret of the fact that it is violently opposed to Women's Freemasonry as being alien to its Constitution." Enid L. Scott, Women and Freemasonry (Enfield, England: The author, 1988).
		There are "unrecognized" co-Masonic lodges and (as discussed) there are rare instances of women being initiated into "regular" Masonic lodges, usually after having eavesdropped or overheard the ritual.
		Elizabeth Aldworth - the celebrated or infamous daughter of the first Viscount Doneraile - was initiated in 1712 when she was discovered eavesdropping, and the fact is recorded on her tombstone.
	www.paulrich.net /publications/heredom_02.html (7570 words)

	[CTRL] [5] Scarlet and the Beast - A History of the War Between
		At that time the Masonic Luciferians and Spiritists had already organized many popular movements in England as fronts, which could not be connected to Freemasonry without years of research.
		Atheists, Spiritists and Luciferian Three significant events prior to the 1889 Masonic Congress prepared English Freemasonry to accept Lucifer as god.
		Grand Orient Masons, who had long since initiated women for use in their drug and sex orgies and witchcraft rituals, once again used women to carry their doctrine into English Masonry.
	www.mail-archive.com /ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg14572.html (4480 words)

	Conference: Lodges, Chapters and Orders
		Recently, some members of Le Droit Mumain, British Federation, have formed a new order, the Grand Lodge of Freemasonry for Men and Women.
		Annie Besant, the social reformer and theosophist, was particularly influential in the early development of co-freemasonry in Britain.
		This paper outlines the early history of British co-freemasonry, paying particular attention to the contribution of Annie Besant and her daughter, Mabel Besant-Scott.
	www.shef.ac.uk /~crf/news/besantconf/heaslewood.htm (4480 words)

	Freemasonry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aldworth's situation was a very irregular (and perhaps unique) one, the admission of women was systematized when International Co-Masonry began in France in 1882 with the initiation of Maria Deraismes into the Loge Libre Penseurs (Freethinkers Lodge), a men's Lodge under the Grande Loge Symbolique de France.
		Perhaps the most authoritative account of a woman being admitted to Freemasonry in these early years surrounds Elizabeth Aldworth (nee St. Leger), who is reported to have viewed the proceedings of a Lodge meeting held at Doneraile House, the house of her father, first Viscount Doneraile, a resident of Cork, Ireland.
		In 1893, along with activist Georges Martin, Maria Deraismes oversaw the initiation of sixteen women into the first Lodge in the world to have both men and women as members, creating the jurisdiction Le Droit Humain (LDH).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Masonic (7236 words)

	About us
		The International Order of Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain, is global, and membership is available to men and women on equal terms, regardless of nationality, religion or ethnicity.
		The International Order of Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain, is founded on the ancient teachings and traditions of Freemasonry.
	www.droit-humain.org /uk (7236 words)

	Page About Masonry, News & Notes: [topic]
		In Britain, although the United Grand Lodge of England does not accept women, there are several lodges that are women-only and one, the Co-Masons, which is mixed, but "they are not officially recognised by us or by the United Grand Lodge of England," says Barry Lyons.
		The appeal of Freemasonry in Ireland seems to be its exclusion of politics: "Everyone is equal, it's very fraternal, and it's very relaxing to be away from the outside world," Selwyn Davis concludes.
		The Grand Lodge of Ireland is about to celebrate its 275th anniversary; 1,500 members from as far afield as Jamaica and Sierra Leone will attend the celebrations in Ireland starting with a concert tomorrow night at the NCH and followed by a gathering in the RDS on Thursday.
	www.mit.edu /people/dryfoo/Masons/Reports/ireland.html (7236 words)

	OPERA America's Press Room
		Little Women by Adamo In association with Glimmerglass Opera Instructor: Mark Adamo, composer and librettist June 10 — July 1, 2002 Lead by the creator of Little Women, this course will explore the historical, dramatic, musical, and cultural issues that converge in one of the most celebrated of new American operas.
		Course topics will include an examination of the composer's life, with emphasis on the experiences that drew him to Freemasonry; Mozart's use of "singspiel;" inspirations and contributors to his work; the influence of the composer's music on the development of his characters; and insight from some leading interpreters of The Magic Flute.
		Founded in 1970, its fundamental mission is to promote opera as exciting and accessible to individuals from all walks of life.
	www.operaam.org /pr040502.htm (7236 words)

	WHMC-Columbia--Social and Fraternal Organizations--COLLECTION DESCRIPTIONS
		Records of state organization and member clubs of association to improve the status of black women in the home and community.
		Traces the development of the Masonic fraternity from the Middle Ages through Europe, England, and South and Central America to the U.S. Includes history of Freemasonry in Missouri and has sections on symbols and ritual.
		Records of the Fortnightly Club, a women's organization for wives of University of Missouri faculty and female faculty members, 1894-1975, and the Newcomers' Division of Fortnightly Club, 1935-1972.
	www.umsystem.edu /whmc/invent/desc-socfrat.html (7236 words)

	vol4no11.html
		Freemasonry, the earliest the fraternal organizations established in America was transported from England in the 1730's as a philosophical society associated with the liberal ideas of the Enlightenment, yet steeped in the ancient tradition of the stonemasons' guilds.
		Organized in 1850, the Independent Order of Good Templars offered no insurance benefits and was one of the first fraternal organizations to admit both men and women.
		This is the first of a two-part series outlining the role of fraternal organizations in america and their relationship to Freemasonry.
	www.linshaw.ca /omtp/vol4no11.html (7236 words)

	Re: BILDERBERG MEETINGS - FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
		Freemasonry open equally to both men and women, regardless of race or religion.
		Freemasonry upholds the principles of "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth" (or in France: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity").
		The "sound body" requirement is today generally taken to mean physically capable of taking part in Lodge rituals, and most Lodges today are quite flexible in accommodating disabled candidates.
	www.sangraal.com /Discussion/000001ce.htm (6625 words)

	H-Net Review: Shoshana Keller on The Occult in Russian and Soviet Culture
		Cosmism, especially the "biocosmism" variant championed by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935), expands Fedorov's ideas to create an anthropocentric universe, in which mankind (women figure very little here) is evolving toward self-perfection through science and technology.
		I have often felt frustrated by fleeting references in books to Freemasonry, Theosophy, mysterious Tibetan doctors, and other whispers of magical practices in Russian culture.
		While I think that Rosenthal pushes the connections between the occult and Stalin's rule a bit beyond the evidence in her concluding essay, the book is a valuable contribution toward a deeper understanding of the intellectual atmosphere in which Communism developed.
	www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=16609890089662 (6625 words)

	Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
		“`Similarity of Priesthood in Masonry’: The Relationship between Freemasonry and Mormonism.”
		Search also under: Aaronic Priesthood; Melchizedek Priesthood; Ordination of Women (1984 : RLDS); Patriarchal Blessings; Priesthood Blessing; Priesthood (Women); and Revelation (June 9, 1978) of Blacks in the Priesthood.
		Priesthood Expounded: The Principles of Succession in Priesthood Authority and the True Pattern of Priesthood Government.
	www.dialoguejournal.com /index/pre.asp (3882 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Secret Societies
		These secret societies for women have also their rituals, their oaths, and their degrees.
		The dangerous character and tendencies of secret organizations among students did not escape the vigilance of the Holy See, and Pius VIII (24 May, 1829) raised his warning voice concerning those in colleges and academies, as his predecessor, Leo XII, had done in the matter of universities.
		Though secret societies, in the modern and technical sense, did not exist in antiquity, yet there were various organizations which boasted an esoteric doctrine known only to their members, and carefully concealed from the profane.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14071b.htm (1439 words)

	mas_0008.txt
		In 1894, three years after Pike's death, Taxil's fake "Instructions" were published by Abel Clarin de la Rive in La Femme et l'Enfant dans la Franc- Maconnerie Universelle (English translation: Women and Children in Universal Freemasonry).
		The purpose of this hoax was to discredit the Roman Catholic Church by exposing its credulity in regard to Freemasonry.
		The passage attributed to Albert Pike on page 184 of me above book is a part of an anti-Masonic hoax perpetuated in 1889 and long exposed as the forgery it is. The Rev. Robertson, however, seems unaware of this historical fact.
	fraktali.849pm.com /text/mas_0008.txt (868 words)

	News Briefs - dissident nuns, "homosexual Catholics", WWII, Vatican II, "Catholic Masons"
		Several nuns and lay women wearing black crepe arm bands stood in the rear of the cathedral during Cardinal Hamer's homily, holding aloft signs reading, "One and a half million women have left this Church," "Patriarchy is a mortal sin," and "No more sexist apartheid."
		A couple of months ago, a committee of U. Catholic Bishops, headed by Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, mailed a confidential report to all Catholic bishops in the country calling Freemasonry irreconcilable not only with Catholicism but with all Christianity.
		"We who live healthy, holy lives as sexually active, responsible adults show that the Church's position on such matters is inappropriate," said Dr. Mary Hart in the keynote address.
	www.sspx.ca /Angelus/1985_September/News_Briefs.htm (1440 words)

	A Page about Freemasonry: The Anti-Masonic Party
		Women joined the anti-Masonic fervor, and were very successful in convincing husbands to resign, because of their exclusion from Masonry.
		Some politicians honestly believed Masonry was bad for the country, that Masons engaged in criminal conspiracies and cover-ups, and others joined because the saw this as a way to combine anti-Jackson attitudes with other political goals.
		What did bring it about was the underlying dislike and fear of Masonry and the way Masons reacted when authoties attempted to investigate the Morgan issue and punish the guilty.
	web.mit.edu /dryfoo/Masonry/Essays/anti-Masonic.html (1283 words)

	Joseph Smith Page - Magical seer stones and secret polygamy
		The Freemasonry/Occultism Connection — The evidence of Joseph Smith's close connection to occultism and Freemasonry, and how this influenced the origin and development of the Mormon Church is not well known outside of scholarly circles.
		Joseph Smith's UNCENSORED Diaries — Joseph's teaching regarding women and the priesthood, the Word of Wisdom, celestial marriage and other matters — without the "faith-promoting" veneer.
		New Light on Joseph Smith's First Vision— This carefully documented article summarizes evidence uncovered by Mormon historians and others that there was no revival in 1820 in the Manchester/Palmyra, New York area, as related in the official First Vision account.
	www.irr.org /mit/jspage.html (207 words)

	Freemasonry, Co-Masonry, The Order of International Co-Freemasonry “Le Droit Humain”, Co-masonry, comasonic, co-masonic, Freemasonry: Freemasonry for Men and Women, masons, Masons, comason, comasons, women, woman, order, fraternal
		Freemasonry, Co-Masonry, The Order of International Co-Freemasonry “Le Droit Humain”, Co-masonry, comasonic, co-masonic, Freemasonry: Freemasonry for Men and Women, masons, Masons, comason, comasons, women, woman, order, fraternal
		The first Le Droit Humain Lodge in America was founded in 1903.
		8 1999 Le Droit Humain B American Federation
	www.comasonic.org (207 words)

	Annie Besant
		Annie Besant introduced International Co-Freemasonry into England with the consecration of Lodge Human Duty No. 6, London, on September 26, 1902 by officers of the Supreme Council Le Droit Humain.
		Social reformer and freethinker, Annie Besant née Wood wrote many articles on issues such as marriage and women's rights for National Reformer.
		In 1877 she wrote a book advocating birth control, The Law of Population and later published The Link, promoting women's rights.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/esoterica/besant_a/besant_a.html (210 words)

	The New World Order
		The obelisk, a phallic symbol pertaining to Osiris, is another important symbol in the mysteries and symbolizes the lost word of Freemasonry or the 'secret' of the Mysteries.
		Organizations like the World Council of Churches and the Parliament of World Religions were established to introduce a new world religion.
		The New Age movement is a revival of occult mysticism which teaches that every human being can tap into their inner christ consciousness and become their own god.
	www.biblebelievers.org.au /nv2.htm (5210 words)

	Regular Masonic jurisdictions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Grand Lodge of Freemasonry for Men and Women is an androgynous freemasonic organisation which is not in amity with UGLE but is in amity with a number of Co-Masonic organisations worldwide.
		UGLE and most Anglo-Saxon Grand Lodges canceled all relationship with the Grand Orient de France on the basis of this being a removal of the first Landmark of Freemasonry.
		UGLE is considered to be both the oldest and largest grouping, therefore, UGLE recognition is generally the barometer by which a jurisdiction is considered regular.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regular_Masonic_jurisdictions (1374 words)

	Freemasonry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UGLE, has stated - since 1998 - that two local women's jurisdictions are regular in practice, except for their inclusion of women, and has indicated that, while not formally recognized, these bodies may be regarded as part of Freemasonry, when describing Freemasonry in general.
		Those Grand Lodges in amity with UGLE explicitly and adhere to the principle that Freemasonry is not a religion, nor a substitute for religion; There is no separate "Masonic god", and there is no separate proper name for a deity in Freemasonry.
		In most Latin countries, the GOdF style of European Continental Freemasonry predominates, although in most of these Latin countries there are also Grand Lodges that are in "regular amity" with the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) and the worldwide community of Grand Lodges that share "fraternal relations" with the UGLE.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freemasonry (9349 words)

	Esoteric Bookshoppe, Dreambooks,Tarot, Divine Feminine,
		Starbird does an excellent job of researching European history, heraldry, the rituals of Freemasonry, medieval art, symbolism, psychology, mythology, religion and the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures to discover that the meaning of the Holy Grail could be the lost bride of Jesus and the female child she carried within her.
		When Women Were Priests: Women’s Leadership in the Early Church and the Scandal of Their Subordination in the Rise of Christianity.
		Grail expert, medieval historian and writer, Margaret Starbird, has spent years researching the stories of the Holy Grail.
	northernway.org /books.html (3964 words)

	Story of Freemasonry
		When the Queen of Sheba visited Solomon, that Prince of Riches and Glory, who had an appreciative eye for beauty in Women, as well as in Architecture, fell a victim to the seductive charms of his visitor, and sought her hand in marriage.
		They hold that the internal evidence found in the esoteric teachings of the Order proves that it was created by Solomon, king of Israel, Hiram, king of Tyre, Hiram Abif, a widow's son, of the tribe of Naphthali, at the time of the building of Solomon's temple at Jerusalem, a thousand years before Christ.
		In 1752 Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, had accepted the patronage of the Scottish rite, and became its chief, immensely strengthening its influence throughout Europe.
	www.masonicworld.com /education/files/storyoffreemasonry.htm (13337 words)

	Co-Masonry: Freemasonry for Women
		For more information on Co-Freemasonry in the United States and around the world, go to the google search engine and enter key phrases such as Co-Masonry, Co-Freemasonry, Freemasonry Women, Women Masons, and so forth.
		Her father was a very zealous Freemason and, as was the custom in his time -- the early part of the eighteenth century - held an occasional lodge in his own house, when he was assisted by members of his own family and any brethren in the immediate neighbourhood and visitors to Doneraile House.
		And, finally, as suggested by a dear friend in male-Masonry, here is one last tongue-in-cheek question:
	www.luckymojo.com /comasonry.html (13337 words)

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